hardshiplackisolationmaterial lossadversity
Meaning of Five of Pentacles
The Five of Pentacles shows two figures walking through the snow, outside a lit window. It announces a period of hardship: material lack, insecurity, health problems or a feeling of exclusion. The card also reminds you that shelter is near; you only have to dare to ask for help.
“I ask for help when I need it; I do not have to go through the cold alone.”
Five of Pentacles reversed
recoveryend of the crisisaccepting helpmaterial improvementhope
Reversed, the Five of Pentacles announces the end of the crisis: the situation improves, you accept help or step out of the cold into shelter. It can also show the last stretch of an adversity. The lack loosens and hope returns.
Themes it touches
- Hardship. A period of lack or adversity.
- Isolation. Feeling left out, excluded or abandoned.
- Shelter. Help exists; it is enough to look for it.
Symbols on the card
the two figures in the snow · the lit stained-glass window · the five pentacles in the window · the crutches and poverty.
| Element | Earth |
|---|---|
| Number | 5 |
| Planet | Mercury |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Rune | Nauthiz - need and trial |
| Chakra | Root |
